HC Deb 16 June 2004 vol 422 cc958-9W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the volume of trade was between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan in each year since 1979. [178032]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The volume of trade between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan since 1979 is contained in the following table.

UK Trade with Afghanistan
£000
UK Exports UK Imports
1979 9,570 20,274
1980 6,831 20,159
1981 7,725 22,892
1982 9,341 20,619
1983 10,310 19,836
1984 11,891 20,775
1985 13,882 52,060
1986 11,443 11,913
1987 10,735 11,288
1988 12,109 11,501
1989 5,376 4,813
1990 7,816 9,194
1991 6,956 5,207
1992 4,926 4,676

UK Trade with Afghanistan
£000
UK Exports UK Imports
1993 5,915 4,310
1994 7,830 4,096
1995 7,156 1,165
1996 7,581 2,707
1997 9,579 2,948
1998 10,565 2,535
1999 3,624 1,769
2000 3,251 8,493
2001 3,812 564
2002 2,851 249
2003 9,871 467

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